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Treaty on European Union — Title IV: Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European… (1992)

The members of the Court of Auditors shall, in the general interest of the Community, be completely independent in the performance of their duties.
In the performance of these duties, they shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or from any other body. They shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties.
5. The members of the Court of Auditors may not, during their term of office, engage in any other occupation, whether gainful or not.
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Treaty on European Union — Title IV: Provisions Amending the Treaty Establishing the European… (1992)

In the course of its duties, the European Parliament may, at the request of a quarter of its members, set up a temporary Committee of Inquiry to investigate, without prejudice to the powers conferred by this Treaty on other institutions or bodies, alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Community law, except where the alleged facts are being examined before a court and while the case is still subject to legal proceedings.
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